Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute
Chapter 383 - Chapter 383 Chapter 382 Xiaoais Secret Part 2

Chapter 383: Chapter 382 Xiao’ai’s Secret Part 2 Chapter 383: Chapter 382 Xiao’ai’s Secret Part 2 “Okay, time to go back for dinner, how about letting big brother take you home?”

“I’ll take Xiao’ai home!”

“I want to take little sister Xiao’ai home too!”

The brothers vociferously competed to be the gallant escorts.

Xiao’ai shook her head, boldly patted her own tummy to signify that she could handle it herself!

Li Xiaoxia chuckled, “Wow, our Xiao’ai is so impressive! It’s fine, let the big brothers take you. Xiaozhi, Xiaofu, quickly take your sister home and come back, don’t dawdle and play outside, it’s almost time for dinner.”

“Got it!”

Living up and down the hill from each other, not far apart, the brothers flanked Xiao’ai protectively as they climbed the hill, excitedly praising her bravery along the way.

Xiao’ai seemed lost in thought. Just before reaching her doorstep, she suddenly turned and waved to the brothers.

The two boys didn’t think much of it; this sort of thing had happened before and meant ‘I’m home now, everything’s fine.’

Children don’t overthink things. Seeing Xiao’ai at her doorstep, they waved their hands: “Xiao’ai is home now, so we’re going, okay?”

Xiao’ai nodded her head.

The brothers turned and scampered back down the hill to their homes.

Su Shu and Tang Zelin thought Xiao’ai was over at the Luo Family’s playing and would pick her up for dinner later; the Luo Family believed Xiao’ai had already been escorted home and thus went about cooking and eating dinner with peace of mind.

No one noticed the five-year-old tyke with pigtails, clutching a small stone, tossing it forward, then walking down the hill…

Picking it up… throwing it again… walking a bit… picking it up… throwing it again…

*

A hundred meters away from the military camp.

Soldiers from Company 1 of Battalion 1 were carrying hoes and water as they headed back to the camp.

A Warrior suddenly noticed a tiny figure ahead, walking a bit, then squatting down, standing up again, and squatting down after another stretch of walking…

“Company Commander? You see that child over there?”

Company Commander Ji Dong looked up and indeed, there was a child with peculiar movements. He squinted for a while, thinking the child bore a striking resemblance to their group captain’s little girl.

Ji Dong handed the tool he was carrying to someone next to him and strode over, only realizing what the little child was doing when he got close.

Picking stones?!

“Xiao’ai?”

If he remembered correctly, that was this child’s name, right?

Xiao’ai, hearing her name, looked up and stared at Ji Dong’s face for a good while, then glanced down once more at the small stone that had rolled to his feet for the last time.

Her little eyebrows suddenly arched, her face full of bewilderment.

Then she looked up at Ji Dong again, comparing him with the stone beneath his feet.

So confused…

Ji Dong recognized this little girl; they’d even played card games together before. But today, seeing her standing in front of him on her own, the way she assessed him felt off…

It was almost as if he were under inspection, and the little girl’s repeated examines led him to look down at his own feet too.

What could be on the ground?

After staring for a moment, perhaps having realized something, Xiao’ai finally approached and crouched beside Ji Dong’s feet, reaching under them.

Ji Dong, startled, quickly stepped aside to avoid stepping on the child’s small hands.

Then he saw her pick up a stone and, while he was still puzzled, Xiao’ai suddenly looked up at him with open arms, asking for a hug.

Without quite knowing why, it was as if in that moment, Ji Dong intuitively understood what she wanted.

He bent down to lift Xiao’ai into his arms, “Why are you coming down the hill alone? Where are the adults from your home?”